A Sound of Thunder and Other Stories

Name: A Sound of Thunder and Other Stories
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Rating: 4.5 (524 reviews)
Author: Ray Bradbury
ISBN: 9780060785697

Ray Bradbury

4.5 out of 5

524 global ratings

With his disarmingly simple style and complex imagination, Ray Bradbury has seized the minds of American readers for decades.This collection showcases thirty-two of Bradbury's most famous tales in which he lays bare the depths of the human soul. The thrilling title story, A Sound of Thunder, tells of a hunter sent on safari -- sixty million years in the past. But all it takes is one wrong step in the prehistoric jungle to stamp out the life of a delicate and harmless butterfly -- and possibly something else much closer to home ...

352 pages,

Kindle

Paperback

First published August 29, 2005

ISBN 9780060785697

About the authors

Ray Bradbury

In a career spanning more than seventy years, Ray Bradbury, who died on June 5, 2012, at the age of 91, inspired generations of readers to dream, think, and create. A prolific author of hundreds of short stories and close to fifty books, as well as numerous poems, essays, operas, plays, teleplays, and screenplays, Bradbury was one of the most celebrated writers of our time. His groundbreaking works include Fahrenheit 451, The Martian Chronicles, The Illustrated Man, Dandelion Wine, and Something Wicked This Way Comes. He wrote the screen play for John Huston's classic film adaptation of Moby Dick, and was nominated for an Academy Award. He adapted sixty-five of his stories for television's The Ray Bradbury Theater, and won an Emmy for his teleplay of The Halloween Tree. He was the recipient of the 2000 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, the 2004 National Medal of Arts, and the 2007 Pulitzer Prize Special Citation, among many honors.

Throughout his life, Bradbury liked to recount the story of meeting a carnival magician, Mr. Electrico, in 1932. At the end of his performance Electrico reached out to the twelve-year-old Bradbury, touched the boy with his sword, and commanded, "Live forever!" Bradbury later said, "I decided that was the greatest idea I had ever heard. I started writing every day. I never stopped."

Pastry Goddess

Great book!

Reviewed in the United States on April 30, 2019

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We read sound of thunder in high school literature class and I’ve been a fan of his writing since. If you’re into sci go or mystery, definitely give these short stories a try.

JtheSuperSlug

One of the greatest short story collections ever made.

Reviewed in the United States on June 16, 2018

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This is one of the first Bradbury books that I ever owned. I purchased the digital edition so that I could more easily carry the story around with me. Once again I have to sing the praises of one of the most incredible Science Fiction writers ever. This edition, and even more importantly the stories inside are phenomenal.

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Kace Aces

32 Superb Tales from Bradbury

Reviewed in the United States on March 19, 2017

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Step on a butterfly while visiting the past and change the future, irrevocably. 31 more stories in this volume… science fiction, fantasy, and others that defy categorization. All of them worth your time.

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Lilimarlene9

No life is insignificant

Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2017

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Someone else recommended this book to me in an odd way...they mentioned rendering reading a story by Ray Bradbury in school about a time machine and hunting dinosaurs. I had to read it. It was Truly great story, but my favorite ended up being "The Time Machine". I won't spoil it for anyone, but of all the wonderful stories in this book, that one touched me.

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PRCN90S

This is a collection of great short stories from a master storyteller. Enjoy.

Reviewed in the United States on August 15, 2017

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This is exactly why I have a Kindle! Every time I buy a new pair of sneakers, I'm reminded of The Sound of Summer Running and they become Royal Crown Cream Sponge Paralightfoot Tennis Shoes. Then I remember my Jr/Sr HS English teacher, Mr Trinks, who read us these stories with so much enthusiasm. Ray Bradbury was his favorite author and he read us many amazing stories, like The Fog Horn and A Sound of Thunder. I first heard these over fifty years ago and they are just as wonderful now as they were then. Even more so, because they bring back a simpler time, before computers, before cell phones, even before Kindles. This is a great collection of Bradbury's gems and I'm going to savor every one of them. Then raise a glass to Mr Arthur Trinks who instilled a love of reading on some very impressionable youngsters.

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julie a. smith

The Origin of "The Butterfly Effect"

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2022

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I have gifted Bradbury's essay-esque philosophical masterpiece to many friends. I re-read my worn-out copy every few months--especially, with our attempt to overthrow our Democracy. THANK YOU, RAY--whereever you are!

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Richard H. Loos

Excellent book with some very clever stories

Reviewed in the United States on June 14, 2014

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I read this book because of a reference to one of the stories in Steven King's book "11/22/1963". All the stories are well written but there are several outstanding ones. Some may say they are dated but I look at in the context of the time they were written and take that to hart rather then criticise the way things turned out decades after they were written. Great For the science fiction reader.

Kellie

Great Read

Reviewed in the United States on January 9, 2015

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I really enjoy Ray Bradbury, so depending on your taste, your review might be different. I bought this mainly for A Sound of Thunder, but the collection is fantastic, and for those wondering, I've listed below all the stories included in this book:

The Fog Horn The April Witch The Wilderness The Fruit at the Bottom of the Bowl The Flying Machine The Murderer The Golden Kite, The Silver Wind I See You Never Embroidery The Big Black and White Game The Great Wide World Over There Powerhouse En La Noche Sun and Shadow The Meadow The Garbage Collector The Great Fire The Golden Apples of the Sun R is for Rocket The End of the Beginning The Rocket The Rocket Man A Sound of Thunder The Long Rain The Exiles Here There Be Tygers The Strawberry Window The Dragon Frost and Fire Uncle Einar The Time Machine The Sound of Summer Running

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florida1

The story A Sound of Thunder was good......many of the other stories I found a bit less enjoyable.

Reviewed in the United States on September 27, 2017

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Bought mainly since I had remembered the short story A Sound of Thunder, which I had read as a child. This story was as good as I had remembered, but the rest of the stories in the book, I am not as pleased with. There was one story in particular, that had a racial theme, that I had found a bit disturbing. Would probably not buy again.

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GalwayK

A badly bound volume

Reviewed in the United States on May 10, 2024

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This book does not have a glossary. It has no publishing or copyright information. If you want to have any idea what the contents are you need to figure that out yourself by flipping through yourself. There are a number of blank pages at the back. Its shoddy and cheap.